Today was another very educational day for a newcomer to New Plymouth. St. Mary's Church is the oldest stone church in New Zealand. It's an Anglican church and was consecrated as The Taranaki Cathedral Church of St. Mary on the 3rd March 2010, making New Plymouth a Cathedral City. Some of the building has been rebuilt since it was originally opened over 150 years ago in 1846. The beautiful pipe organ was purchased in 1865. Would have loved to have heard it played. I'll have to stop in sometime for a listen.
We walked to Puke (pronouned "pookie") Ariki Museum. It began to ran so we ate lunch under a bridge beside a river right near where it flows into the Tasman Sea. Yesterday I got a little sunburned and was hot. Today it was rainy and quite chilly. Welcome to Taranaki! LOL
We went into the museum where the kids had questions to find answers to inside. I will have to return... ALONE... when I can read all about this new place in which we live. So much history for such a little country.
We walked down the Coastal Walkway to the Aquatic Center where the kids swam for about an hour before heading back to school.
You don't see Will in any photos yet because I was recruited by Brylie to help with her class these past 2 days. His class was on the trips too but each class went on their own way and I saw very little of him. Tomorrow I will have photos of Will as I'll be a chaperons for his class. Hats off to all you teachers out there! I could not do this all the time! I am completely exhausted!
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